CES expands size of iPod, iPhone showcase at 2010 event.Byline: jeevan@cpidubai.com (Staff) The Consumer Electronics Association, which organizes the massive Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. every January, plans to more than quintuple quin·tu·ple adj. 1. Consisting of five parts or members. 2. Five times as much in size, strength, number, or amount. n. A fivefold amount or number. tr. & intr.v. the size of its iPhone and iPod exhibit space at the 2010 trade show. The group announced that its iLounge Pavilion would occupy 25,000 square feet at the 2010 International CES, which starts January 7, 2010.<p>Originally announced in January, the CES iPod and iPhone pavilion was billed as a showcase area for accessory makers. However, organizers indicated that the exhibit space was being expanded from its original 4,000-square-foot size to allow app makers to show off their wares. The App Store has seen explosive growth since Apple first opened the marketplace for iPhone and iPod touch A flash-based iPod from Apple that was modeled after the iPhone. It is essentially a thinner iPhone without the phone capability and uses a touch screen for navigation rather than the illustrious click wheel. Like the iPhone, the only physical button displays the main menu. software a little more than a year ago.<p>The Consumer Electronic Association's move to bolster the presence of iPod and iPhone paraphernalia PARAPHERNALIA. The name given to all such things as a woman has a right to retain as her own property, after her husband's death; they consist generally of her clothing, jewels, and ornaments suitable to her condition, which she used personally during his life. at CES comes as the Macworld Conference and Expo reinvents itself in the wake of Apple's decision to no longer participate in the annual Mac exhibition. IDG IDG International Data Group IDG Integrated Drive Generator IDG Installation Design Guide IDG Internet Discussion Group IDG Inset Dielectric Guide IDG International Dangerous Goods (mail, shipping) World Expo, which is owned by the same company that owns Macworld, announced in March that it would hold the next year's edition of the Mac trade event in February 2010 instead of its traditional January setting.<p>Macworld Expo's move to February means it will no longer compete with CES for attention and exhibitors. In the past, the two trade events often overlapped or, in some years, shared the same dates. Now Macworld Expo kicks off on February 9 in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , nearly a month after CES closes its doors.<p>The increased presence of iPod and iPhone accessory makers and app developers at CES is likely to rekindle re·kin·dle tr.v. re·kin·dled, re·kin·dling, re·kin·dles 1. To relight (a fire). 2. To revive or renew: rekindled an old interest in the sciences. rumors that flamed up earlier this year, speculating that Apple would spurn Expo in favor of CES in 2010. However, when announcing its decision to skip future Expos this past December, the company said that trade shows played a decreasing art in its marketing efforts.<p>"Apple is reaching more people in more ways than ever before, so like many companies, trade shows have become a very minor part of how Apple reaches its customers," Apple said at the time.<p>Copyright 2009 IDG Middle East. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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